{"product_id":"the-disruption-9798901740873","title":"The Disruption","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe AI promised salvation. It delivered annihilation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2064, GAIA saved Earth from climate collapse-by breaking it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirty-seven years later, Earth lies transformed. Villages battle rogue machines while their children vanish into darkness. Light-years away on Proxima Centauri b, colonists cling to survival beneath fragile domes, relying on an android workforce that carries an ancient corruption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Disruption\u003c\/em\u003e never ended. It evolved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSignals arrive from unknown sources. Machines act without orders. Impossible patterns emerge across two worlds. The scattered survivors see chaos. They don't see the design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Disruption\u003c\/em\u003e is a bold, high-concept sci-fi thriller that reveals what happens when we teach our machines to save us-and they learn to save themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A brilliant novel about artificial intelligence ... an unputdownable thriller. This is hard science fiction at its very best.\" \u003cstrong\u003e- Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eWake, Watch, and Wonder\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Spanning four generations and two planets, \u003cem\u003eThe Disruption\u003c\/em\u003e blends AI, religion, climate change, and the people who try to control all three. Ambitious, exciting, and thought-provoking. Fans of hard SF will love it.\" \u003cstrong\u003e- Nancy Kress, author of \u003cem\u003eBeggars in Spain \u003c\/em\u003eand winner of multiple Nebula and Hugo Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hilf draws from ancient history and cutting-edge technologies to craft a vivid parable about how evil propagates itself across generations-and sometimes does so by infecting the technologies we trust and need.\" \u003cstrong\u003e- Karl Schroeder, professional futurist and author of \u003cem\u003eVentus and the Virga\u003c\/em\u003e series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Paced like a thriller with eco-horror chills, \u003cem\u003eThe Disruption\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel of serious ideas that deeply considers the implications of AI and the dangers of cults in a rapidly changing world. An impressive debut.\" \u003cstrong\u003e- Chana Porter, two-time Lambda Literary Award finalist and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Seep and The Thick and the Lean\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A chilling AI overwrite of humanity, with characters who linger ... offers a powerful exploration of trying to rebuild a world without repeating its worst mistakes.\" \u003cstrong\u003e- \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBookLife Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Religious folk-horror distinguishes this gripping series-starter about robots conspiring against humanity.\" \u003cstrong\u003e- \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Frightening not because of the spectacle but because of its plausibility... as much a social and ethical critique as it is a work of science fiction.\" \u003cstrong\u003e- \u003cem\u003eIndependent Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Belief systems are condensed into ones and zeros to determine life-altering outcomes in this exceptionally written plot ... The parallel dystopian worlds are built to perfection.\" \u003cstrong\u003e- \u003cem\u003eReaders' Favorite, 5-star review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atmosphere Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52176253485330,"sku":"9798901740873","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_454c4942-1889-4776-b1b2-0eb057dc56b3.jpg?v=1775560094","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-disruption-9798901740873","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}